UNLV School of Medicine Virtual Anatomy Lab

III.B.2 Thorax: Lung: Page 1 of 4

OBJECTIVES:

2.2.1   Identify the parietal and visceral pleura, their different components, and the pleural recesses.

2.2.2   Indicate the surface projections of the different components of the parietal and visceral pleura.

2.2.3   Identify the lobes of the right and left lungs.

2.2.4   Identify impressions made on the surfaces of each lung by surrounding structures.

2.2.5   Distinguish the surface projections of the fissures and lobes of the lungs, the heart, pericardium and the great vessels.

READINGS:

Moore's COA: Pages 327-334, 339-340. See the blue boxes on pages 340-347 for clinical correlations. See the yellow boxes on pages 347-348 for "The Bottom Line."

Pleura
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Pleura
Begin with the right hemi-thorax.
Add the right lung.
Add the diaphragm.

Although the pleura cannot be seen on our cadaver, rotate the cadaver to see the potential space between the ribs and the lungs and the diaphragm and the lungs. These areas will help you define the pleural space.